Baseball game



July 5; 1927.

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' to which the base ball figures, ter 3, catcher 4 and uin'pi'r'e 4 Patented July 5, 1927.

narran STATES PATENT OFFICE.

N; VALKER, OELVEIN, IOWA, SSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD To EDWARD o. BALLMAN, 'or OELWEIN, IOWA. f

BASEBALL GAME.

Appiication inea` Jane 24, 1925. kseriali N ffasio;

Theobject of this invention is to provide a base ball gaine having mechanical ineans by which an actual gaine of base ball inay be played7 comprising a novel combination as hereinafter.

described. A

n the drawings, Y Fig. 1 represents a plan view of the ganic board showing diiierent eleinents in position on the field oit play.

1Eig. 2, illustrates an elevational viewV of the pitcher in position on the board an'd the ii'iechanical parts attache lv thereto.

Fig.,3 designates an elevational view ot the uinpire showing the 'inechanical parts connected thereto.

Fig. 4 represents anvelev'ational view oi the batter, with operating parts `attached thereto. l

Fig. 5 ldesignates an elevational view ot the catcher in relation to the operating pad dles and funnel.

Fig. 6 illustrates a plan view ot' a section taken below the board under the vpitcher in Fig. 2, showing the lower plate traine and inechanisin for operating thel pitcher, in assembled relation. Y

Fig. 7, represents a plan view ot a section taken below the board under the batter in Fig. 4, disclosing the lower plate traine and operatinginechanisni in asseni iled relation appertaining to the batter.

Eig. .8, shows the plan view of a section taken `roin Fig. 5, disclosingthe paddles in attached relationship to the ylegs ci" the Catcher'.

Fig. 9, represents a slight modification ot Y Fig. 5, a inethod ot running wires roinpaddle 29 and 30 down through` holes in the `board 1 and then back to the uinpire thereby eliininatiiigthe use offspring 58.

Fig. 10, illustrates a dial having a spinner adapted to be used by the player at the bat for base stealing.

Fig. 11, illustate's a dial having a spinner ladapted to be 'used by the player operating as pitcher.

' Nunieral 1repijeseiits`the niain garne board pitcher 2, bator the piteher fastened under 2, an tipifiery trarne .ira-ine plate 7 ,the l werl andiipper traine `plates being he nuineral 9r designates a spindle which is .screw 18 controls the vtogether by hangers 32 and. 32 and pivot on 'as'.

around the spindle through are attached, and` iiianipulated byiiiechanical ineaiis coni rrils", plate 5 the beard'by,ineaiis` of three screws, posts 6 for trainee and lower tastened together by screws `8. rotatably'inounted and extends up through an' opening in boa-'rd 1', aiid into the upper halt ci'pitcher 2, while 1 0 is a'post do'wel from spindle 9, wliich turns with thefspindle 'and is used to swing back and catch under the trigger 11 ,when released it will be pulled lforward by spring 12,;and stop at a point determined by th'eadjusting screw 13 having locknuts y17. Through the board 1 vextends a portion 1 6 of the trigger 11 adapted to carry a counterboredoperating button 14, having an equalizing spring 15 therein. The tension iii spring 12, inay be regulated by adjusting screw 18, and the loclniuts 19. The .screw 13'controls the side' inotion and the distance the ball is thrown. y Y

In the case of the batter 3, an upper traine kplate 2O is fastened under the gaine board 1 byineans of three screws, and 21 represents the `posts for fastening the upper traine plate 'and lower traine plate 22 .screws A23. The, nuineral 24 designates a spindle which is rotatably mounted and extends up through an opening in board 1 and into. the upper halfot the batter 3, while 25 'is post doweled inthe spindle and turns with it, `and catches under trigger 26,

to the left side of funnel 31. The paddleon the right side .of catchery is represented by numeral 3.0. The triggers 11 and 26 are fastened to the underside y'ci the board by ins 3 3 and of the ltrigger arni'26, adaptedto carry a. counterbored :operating button 34, having an equalizingspring 36 therein.

Numeral 37 designates al'spring to operate the spindle 24. .The spring 37 ismifastened 100 V l a hole 38', in post dov'vel25, and through a hole 39 in the bottoni halfof frame.

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the. tunnels 31 is'held iirplace by `twq"hing Through the board 1 exten s aportionv ers 41 and 42 attached to board 1 of the game. Near the top of the spindles 9 and 24 are placed pin holes 43 and 44.

The half funnel 31 is fastened to the catchers arms and legs, with the flapper 28 hinged on the left side to cover the left paddle 29 when the batter strikes, the paddle and flapper being operated lby a wire 27 eX- tending to dowel post 25, and forked at 45 and held in place by hanger 41. The numeral 46 designates wires to the umpire from the paddle, while 47 represents the pin through catchers leg, and 48 is a wire joined to wire 46, and extending up through the umpires legs to a trigger portion 49, `which is joined to 48 and held in place by a pin 50 through the body, catches in hooks l in the umpires hands. Springs 52 and 53 act to force the umpires` arms up when released l striking by trigger 49, the ysprings are fastened by pins 54, 55, 56 and 57. Coil springs 58 are located at the lower leg` portions of the urnpire, and act to equalize the trigger portions 49. y

F 9 of the drawings represents a modied form of connecting the paddle portions 29 and 30 with the umpire 5, which is suitably adapted to function with the funnel portion 31. The leading wires 46 in the modified form being disclosed to extend from the paddles to the umpire underneath the board 1, and adapted to rest on a hanger as at 47, the hanger being located underneath the board 1 in such a manneras to bring a suliicient weight on the extension 48 to pull the catching elements at 51 thereby functioning to operate the unpire as when the paddles 29 or 30 are struck with the ball they will act` to release the umpires arms without the use of tension springs. In order to provide a stop for keeping the ball from rolling back on the field of play without going into the funnel 3l, an elementis adapted to be located between the paddles and 30 of a suitable form to keep the ball from both paddles 29 and 30 at once.

In operating the game the two dials disclosed in'Figs. 10 and ll may function as follows: The dial disclosed in Fig. 10, is preferably located to the left of the umpire on the board 1, and may be operated by the party at the bat for base stealing.` The dial shown. by F ig. 11, is preferably positioned to the right of the umpire and may be operated by the party who is operating the pitcher. Suitable means` in the form of an extension wire may be provided for operating the pitcher from the side of the board.

. [Numeral 59 is the fence around the out- Vfield spaced off for signs as ,at 60, while 61 designa-tes pockets',counterbored close together and colored to indicate plays. 62 represents sides to "keep ball from rolling olf board l. .l v- Y y Y Numerals 63 and 64'show` holes for retions of catcher and ceiving the spindles 9 and 24 which carry the pitchers and batters bodies. The posiumpire are located on Athe board by 4 and 4. The numeral 67 des-- ignates a slot in a board kfor slide wire 40 adapted to make the batter bunt. 68 is a slot in the board through which the wire extends to operate the flapper 28 onv the funnel 31, while numeral 69 designates the pitchers mound, and 70 the posts for elevating the board above the table to keep the mechanical works clear therefrom. fr The dials disclosed in Figs. 10 and 11 are designated by numerals 65 and 66. adapted to be used by the player acting as pitcher, to catch a player off base, while Fig. l0 is used by the player| acting as batter, to advance a man at base.

The pitcher (2), and batsman (4), are cut in sections at (71) and (72). The upper half fastens with pins (43) and `(44) through the body portion and spindles (9) and (24). The spindles rotate freely in the lower half which is fastened to board 1.

The fence 59 may be made in sections to conform with the design of the board, which may be constructed to fold along sectional lines. L shaped hooks may be fastened in the fence to slide under the wires which are preferably fastened to the edge of the boardA inthe out field.

rlhis invention provides a baseball game whereby actual base ball is played. T he pitcher throws the ball by means of the .first player operating the bu ton 14, usually after icing put out. The batter is ope-rated by the secondv player, usually described as"go ing to hat, the button batter hits the .ball if the second player makes him swing in time. Should the bat- Fig. 11 is 84 is pressed, and the l ter miss or let a ball go by, the ball will strike in the half funnel and glance down on one of the two paddlcs29 and 30, which are located in front of the catcher. The paddles when they are hit by theball in turn operate the umpires arms and the umpire will call cba'll 'or strike7 by raising either right or left arm. lThe batter may make a bunt by .means of a slide 40 wire which `will operate to hold the bat K home plate. Should the batter hit or bunt, the ball will settle in one of the many pockets on the board or field of play, and will, therebyn indicate the nature of the play.Y

In connection with this gaine there will be, obviously, a book of rules, and chart. of pockets on the board and'three men for each side at bat to beused as base runners.

What we claim is: p l. A base ball gaine having a pitcher, batter, catcher and umpire and means for throwing the ball, batting the ball and operating theumpire, the said means consisting `of a trigger arin operated f through a counterbored push button, theredirectly across the ball, catching by releasing tension springs which function to operate the pitcher, batter, catcher and umpire.

2. In a baseball game requiring players, pitcher, batter, catcher and umpire elements, means for pitching the ball, batting the ball.y catching the ball and operating the umpire elements, and means for indicating the result of a throw to base by the pitcher' elementl operated by the player on the pitching side.

3. In a baseball game requiring players, pitcher, batter, catcher and umpire elements, means for pitching the ball, batting the ball, catching the ball and operating the umpire elements, and means for indicating the result ot' a throw to base by the pitcher element operated by the player on the pitching side` the means for pitching and batting the bal'l consisting of a` tension spring, a trigger arm and push button.

4. In a baseball game requiring players, pitcher, batter, catcher and umpire elements,y means for pitching the ball, batting the ball and operating the umpire elements, the means for operating the umpire element consisting of suitably positioned sections comprising paddle portions to receive the ball pitcher,

and lever elements Jfrom the paddle portions to the umpire element.

5. In a baseball game requiring players, pitcher, batter, catcher and umpire elements, means for pitching the ball, batting the ball, catching the ball and operating the umpire elements, and means for indicating the resultoi throw to base by the pitcher operated by the player on the pitching side, and mea-ns for indicating the result of base stealing operated by the player onthe batting side.

6. In a baseball game requiring players, a batter, catcher and umpire elements, means for pitching the ball, batting the ball, catching the ball and operating the umpire elements, means for indicating the result of a throw to base by the pitcher operated by the player on the pitching side. and operable means for bunting the ball consisting of a device for holding the bat directly across the plate.

In testimony whereof they aflix their signatures.

PHIL-IP J. MATTERN. HAROLD N. VALKER. 

